My German great-grandparents emmigrated here in the mid-1880s, long before WWI. I'm quite sure I mentioned my grandpa carrying his .410 shotgun to school along with the rest of his classmates back in grade school.
In fact, although they came here shortly before the Civil War, some of their sons died in that war.
Why? Like many others, they thought America would not kill them for their beliefs. They were happy to fight for their beliefs.
They weren't sequesterd (a very polite term for imprisoned) during either WWI or WWII, so why were people of Japanese heritage so imprisoned?
So, on MLK day I posted one of MLK's quotes on FB, yet despite having nearly 200 FB friends, some of whom are either black or of other ethnicity, I received only one reply.
What the heck is up with that?
Sheesh!
I am a blue-eyed, blond-haired, American "white people." I am truly ashamed of the rest of you all, even if my hair is now mostly silver, the rest of which long ago turned dark (ash) blond.
Who gives a freaking rip?
You?
I didn't make a NYD's resolution. Instead, here's my MLK days resolution: To help ferret out all the MF who belief that race has anything to do with sanity, rationality, belief, or anything else which truly matters in this world.
If you're still stuck in that centurie's-old mindsent, I know of more than a few Louisiana swamps into which you can march yourselves to your heart's content! Won't be much of you after the gators have had you, but you'll definately have become a sweet song sung in the by and bye.
In the meantime, my personal, fairly racial-free attitude (in case you didn't catch that before) my have been the factor behind my having been chosen to be the C-130 Nav on an otherwise all-black crew to a Tuskegee Airmen's banquet in Alabama, somewhere between 1995 and 1997. I don't recall the year, but regardless of the year, I grew up in the South, yet somehow escaped it's rampant racism, and one thing I'm proud of more than most else, is that racism will NOT be a part of my blood.
If you would like to bring your attitude to our next OC event, fine. I may not be "kwikrnu," but I guarantee I'm a hell of a lot faster than you.
So, please don't!
OC events aren't about debating race issues. They're about Open Carry, period, bar none.
Back to the post, I also talked with my folks about his legacy, particularly since we grew up in the south, yet after his slaying. I discussed with them both those with whom all of us have served our country over the years. Although both my parents were embroiled in that era, mostly in anti-black oil, these days, having worked with people of other races over the last 50 years, their voices have changed.
Hugely.
As I think most voices have changed.
Still, there are some turkey's out there...
GAH! You give us all a bad name. Fooey! Away with you and your kind!
- blonde-haired, blue-eyed US patriot, and damn well proud of it
